Sherese Francis: Futuristically Ancient
The SunKWholic (K)Nub: RK/V-V/KR (Reimagining The Past (+Sense) Manifesting The Future)
Film: Here is the Web premiere of the short film Danger Word, directed by Luchina Fisher and starring Frankie Faison and Saoirse Scott. The film, which is based on Devil’s Wake from Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes, follows a 13-year-old girl and her grandfather in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. If you enjoy zombie […]
Read More Otherworldly Videos: Danger Word+HowDoYouSayYamInAfrican+Old Money+Tiombe*Please DONATE to the blog! Any amount will be appreciated! Either click the donate button on the side or send donations via paypal to my email svfreebird87@gmail.com. Thank you! *On May 10th in Philadelphia, the Future Weird film series is partnering with The Afrofuturist Affair for a movie night featuring their two film screenings, “Visions […]
Read More Moving on the Wires: This Week’s News and PostsI was walking around Jamaica Avenue in Queens, New York the other night and came across an outdoor art installation featuring work from Margaret Rose Vendryes‘ African Diva Project and work from Dominique Sindayiganza’s Roots Project. Vendreyes had previously showed her work in an exhibition at the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning in February where she […]
Read More Art of This World: Margaret Rose VendryesBrief break from regular programming: Last year, I went to Blogging While Brown conference and I learned a lot. In fact, I am still learning a lot from the conference, following their facebook and twitter. So since the conference will be in New York City again on June 27th-28th, I will definitely like to go […]
Read More The My-Stery: Top Reasons I Want to Go to Blogging While Brown*Please DONATE to my blog! Any amount will be appreciated! Either click the donate button on the side panel of the blog or send them via paypal to my email svfreebird87@gmail.com. Thank you! *Dreamworks (I just saw their film, Rio 2, by the way and I did enjoy it. I also saw the preview short […]
Read More Moving on the Wires: This Week’s News and PostsIn many of today’s cultures and societies, feminine power and energy is not considered as important enough to be celebrated. Almost in every part, including in religion and spirituality, it is demoted in status and seen as a ridiculous notion. I remember sitting in a Pentecostal church one time listening to the sermon of a […]
Read More Modern Griots Reviews: CCCADI’s The Goddess GroveMany go to church on Sundays for inspirational music and message, but last Sunday I was at the Moondance event at MOMA’s PS1 in Queens for them. Organized by DJ King Britt, the event, which took place in tent dome, featured several DJs, several musical performances, poetry and a discussion on Afrofuturism. The afrofuturistic event […]
Read More Modern Griots Reviews: MoonDance at PS1*Please DONATE to my blog! Any amount would be appreciated. Either click on the donate button on the side panel or send donations via PAYPAL to my email svfreebird87@gmail.com. Thank you! *”Dope Art: Jamea Richmond-Edwards Charcoal Drawings” on For Harriet. *”Daenerys Targaryen is back to “save the coloureds” Tour de #GameofThrones 2014” on Media Diversified: “The […]
Read More Moving on the Wires: This Week’s News and PostsThursday, I attended the science fiction magazine, Omni Magazine, reboot reception and although I was not overwhelmingly impressed with the exhibition, there were a few highlights from it that I took away: *DJ and musical creative King Britt was there to show off his skills, including his A Different View mix (listen below), and some […]
Read More Modern Griots Recap: OmniPresentLast Sunday, I attended Beatbox Botanicals‘ first Harriet’s Apothecary event. Besides having a relaxing and soothing experience, listening to over an hour of sound healing session, learning how to do tinctures and having a divination reading done, I also gathered a few book titles at the event: * African American Folk Healing by Stephanie Mitchem
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Sherese Francis: Futuristically Ancient 